Minyards offers free prenatal prescription vitamins to expectant mothers

DALLAS Minyard Food Stores, which also operates Sack’n Save and Carnival Food Stores, is running a free promotion in the North Texas area for mothers to be.

The company is offering free prenatal prescription vitamins to all expectant mothers for one year, which includes three months after delivery. The promotion is called “Start Life Healthy” and is available to all expectant moms as long as they bring in or ask their doctor to send a prescription for one of three types of prenatal vitamins.

The vitamins being offered are: Advanced Natalcare, Natatab Rx and NatalCare Plus, which are manufactured by Ethex.

Prescriptions will be filled one month at a time and can be transferred from another pharmacy for women who are currently on a prenatal program as long as the prescription is for one of the three selected Ethex formulations. Minyards is stating that program will save families anywhere from $20 to $50 per month, depending on the formulation selected.

Also, as part of the “Start Life Healthy” program, the company has also prepared a brochure, “How to Prepare for a Healthy Baby, Your Guide to Nutrition During Pregnancy,” that is available free from any Carnival, Minyard and Sack? Save pharmacist.